LOGINThe building rose high in the heart of Berlin’s business district, its wide glass panels reflecting the bright midday sky while the traffic below moved in steady order. The car carrying Cale came to a smooth stop at the main entrance, and without delay, a staff member stepped forward to greet him wi
Morning came quietly.Breakfast passed in a strange silence, not awkward, but not comfortable either. The soft clink of cutlery filled the space, occasionally broken by a quiet breath, but no real conversation followed.Lydia looked at her plate more often than at Cale. It wasn’t that she lacked app
The question didn’t receive an immediate answer from Cale.Instead, he let out a long breath and leaned back against the sofa. He gestured for his wife to come closer—but Lydia didn’t move. If anything, her gaze sharpened, her arms still crossed tightly over her chest.“Answer my question first, Cal
And somehow, that made everything feel even more intense.Every now and then, Lydia glanced at him. Without realizing it, she kept wetting her lips with the tip of her tongue—a small gesture that didn’t go unnoticed. It pulled a knowing smile from Cale.The elevator doors slid open.They walked towa
“Are you… seriously expecting me to keep wearing this?” Lydia whispered, disbelief clear in her voice as she walked with something still inside her.“What do you think?” Cale shot her a teasing glance, his arm slipping around her waist in an affectionate hold. “Should I increase the intensity, my lo
“I could do it,” Lydia replied before she had time to think it through.“Then there’s no problem.” His tone was far too casual.And somehow, that was exactly what unsettled her.“Cale,” she said, her voice softer now as she looked at him, “you’re really impossible.”“Maybe.”“This is a public place.
“Mrs. Vanessa has already arrived at Sky Dining,” Arsen said, glancing into the rearview mirror at Daven, who sat calmly in the back seat.The car moved steadily through the city center, now glowing with the soft brilliance of evening lights from the surrounding buildings. But the calm exterior was
“No, but... now I don’t feel like I have too anymore.”Daven bit back a laugh. “Well, after we patch you up, you should try again. Holding it in can make your tummy hurt.”“Really?”Daven nodded without hesitation, continuing down the hallway the staff had pointed out. The private medical room was q
Chase stayed quiet, giving her space to keep going.“We were married for only a year. I was nothing more than a disturbance in his perfect life. He already had a girlfriend, someone completely different from me. In every way, I couldn’t compare to her. I had no one left in the world, and all I ever
“This is so exhausting,” Vanessa muttered as she kept walking. All she’d meant to do was pass on Theo Blake’s message—her father’s.That was it.Her hidden agenda? A complete failure. She’d tried to be polite, even a little warm, toward her mother-in-law. She hadn’t wanted things to end like this, b







